Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-30

was treated with the greatest kindness IN
this house. We are as much astOnished as
Won are at his extraordinary disappearance
If Won should hear Of him, pray let us
know, so that we may at least pay him the
money which is due"
After one or two more questions quite
readily answered. relating to the date and
the time of day at which Ferrari had left
the palace, the courier took his leave.
He at once entered on the necessary in
vestigations-without the slightest result
so far as Ferrari was concerned. Nobody
had seen him. Nobody appeared to have
been taken into his confidence. Nobody
knew anything THAT is to say, anything OF
the slightest importance) even about
persons so distinguished as Lord and Lady
Montbarry. 1t was reported that her
ladvship's English maid had left her, be-
fore the disappearance of Ferrari, to return
to her relatives in her own country, and
that Lady Montbarry had taken no steps
to supply her place. His lordship was
described as being in delicate health. be
lived in the strictest retiremeut-nobody
was admitted to him, not even his "
countrymen. A stupid old woman was
discovered who did the hOuSework at the
palace, arriving in the morning and going
away again at night. She had never seen
the lost courier-she had never even seen
Lord M%ontbarry, who was then confined to
his room. Her lsdyship, "a most gracious
and adorable Mistress was in constant
attendance on her noble husband. There
was no other servant then in the house
$50 far az the old woman knew but her
self. The meals were sent in from a res
taurant. My lord, it was said, disliked
strangers. My lords brother-in-law, the
baron, was generally shut up in a remote
part of the palace, occupied 1.-THE gracious
mistress said with experiments IN
chemistry. The experiments sometimes
made a nasty smell. A doctor had latteriy
been called in to his lordship-an Italian
doctor, long resident in Venice. Inquiries
being addressed to this gentleman Ia ply
stefan of undoubted capacity aud respect
ability. it turned out that he also had
never seen Ferrari, having been summoned
20 the palace las his memorandum
book shOWed) at a date subsequent
70 the courier's disappearance.
The doctor described Lord MOntbarry's
malady rs bronchitis. So far there was
no reason to feel n anxiety, though the
attack was a sharp one. II alarming symp'
toms should appear, he had arranged with
her ladyship to call in another physician
For the rest it was impossible to speak
too highly OF my lady; night aud day she
was at her lords bedside.
With these particulars began and ended
the discoveries made by Ferrari's courier
friend. The police were on the lOokont
for the lost man and that was the only
hope which could he held forth, for the
present, to Ferrari's wife.
What do you think of il, miss?' the
poor wOman asked, eagerly. What do
You advise Inc to dO?"
Agnes was ct a loss how to answer her;
it was an effort even TO listen to Whist En-
lily was saying. The reference in the cOur
ier's letter TO MOntbarry-the report OF his
illness, the melancholy picture of his Sc
cluded life-had reopened the old wound.
She was not eveu thinking of the lost Fer
rari; her mind was at Venice, by the sick
mans bedside,
Il hardly know what to say" she an
swered. II have had no experience IN
serious matters of this kind"
do you think it would help You, miss,
if you read my husbands letters to me?
There are only three of them-they won't
take long TO read"
Agnes compassioDately read the letters.
They were not written in a very tender
tone. Dear Emily" and Yours affec-
tiouately" - these conventional phrases
were the only phrases of endearment
which they contained. In the first letter,
Lord MOntbarry was not very tavorably
spoken Olive leave Paris tomorrow. |
don't much like my lord. He is prond
and cold, and between ourselves, stingy in
money matters. / have had to dispute
such trifles rs q few centimes in the hotel
bill: and twice already, some sharp re-
marks have passed between the newly
married couple, i'll consequence of her lady
ships freedom in purchasing pretty tempt
ing things at the shops in Paris. i can't
afford it, you must keep to your allow
ance.' She has had to hear these words
already. For my part like her. She has
the nice, easy foreign manners-Sh talks
to Inc az it | was a human being like her
self.
The second letter was dated from Rome.
my lords CapriCes,' Ferrari wrote,
''have kept us perpetually on the move.
He is becoming iuCurablv restless. sus-
poct he is uneasy in his mind. Painful
recOllections, | should say find him
constantly reading cid letters, when her
ladyship is not present, We were to have
stopped at Genoa, hut he hurried us on.
The same thing at Florence. Here, at
Rome, my lady insists on resting. Her
brother has met us at this place. There
has been a quarrel already, the lady's
maid tells me, between my lord and the
baron. The latter wanted to borrow money
of the former. His lOrdship refused in
language which offended Baron Rivar.
Ny lady pacifed them and made them
shake hands"
The third and last letter was from
Venice.
more of my lords economy Instead
of staying at the hotel we fave hired a
damp, moidy, rambling old palace. My
lady insists on having the best suite OF
rooms wherever we go-and the palace
cOmes cheaper for a two months term.
My lord tried to get it for longer; he says
the quiet of Venice is good for his nerves.
But Il foreign Spectator has secured the
palace and is going 10 turn it into
a hotel. The baron is still with US,
and there have been more dis
agreements about money matters. |
don't like the baron-and | don't find
the attractions of my lady growing on me.
She was much nicer before the baron join
ed us. My lord IS a punctual paymaster;
it's a matter of honor with him; he hates
parting with his money, but he does it be-
cause he has given his word. l receive
my salary regularly at the end Of each
month-not a franc extra, though | have
done many things which are not part of a
cOurier's proper work. Fancy the baron
trying to borrow money of ne! He is an
inveterate gambler. l didn't believe it
when my lady's maid first told me So
but | have seen enough since to satisfy
me that she was was right. / haze seen
other things besides, which-well !! which
don't increase my respect for my lady and
the baron. The maid says she
means to give warming to leave.
She is a respectable British female,
and doesn't take thinvS anita On ~nos;ly os